Re: (TFT) On the Subject of Armor...

[<dwtulloh61@cox.net>]

---- lifeisfun@aol.com wrote: 
> My other peev is the ineffectiveness of a block or parry.  I think 
> it would make battles a whole lot more interesting if creatures 
> and players alike could roll to parry instead of hitting for damage 
> in a given round.  

Well, supposedly thats what the 'defend' option is supposed to
be able to do.  Trouble is: 1) everyone can defend equally well, 
and 2) its at the expense of an attack.

> The minimal dex minus or stopping of an additional hit or two 
> is not the way I envision battle between skilled combatants who 
> parry or block with shields.

Well, you could argue that the extra hits stopped is the equivalent
of a block or parry - I hit you for 1 point of damage - oh, your shield
stops that much?

> And parrying, I think they missed the boat on that one entirely.

Agreed.

> Problem seems to be that in Mele, the high dex goes first.  

Well, here we have the problem of a stat being made to represent
too many things.  In Melee and TFT, your DX is not only a measure
of physical dexterity, it is also a measure of your skill level.  Yuck.

> I'd love to have seen a system where both characters roll against 
> their adj. dex and compare the delta to see if the parrying character 
> succeeds or fails to block the blow.

Maybe we can discuss this offline.  I happen to be working (slowly)
on something ...

Dan
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